Norway at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Norway at the
2024 Summer Paralympics

Flag of Norway

IPC code| NOR
NPC| Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website| www.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Paris, 2024
August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors| 13 in 7 sports
Flag bearers| Salum Ageze Kashafali
Ida Nesse
Medals
Ranked 54th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

* 1960
* 1964
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* 2000
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* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Norway competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.

## Medalists

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Further information: 2024 Summer Paralympics medal table

The following Norwegian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

| Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Tommy Urhaug | Table tennis | Men's individual – Class 5 | 3 September
Silver | Salum Kashafali | Athletics | Men's 100 metres T13 | 1 September
Silver | Birgit Skarstein | Rowing | Women's PR1 | 1 September
Silver | Aida Dahlen | Table tennis | Women's Individual Class 8 | 7 September
Bronze | Aida Dahlen
Merethe Tveiten | Table tennis | Women's doubles WD14 | 29 August
Bronze | Helle Sofie Sagøy | Badminton | Women's singles SL4 | 2 September
Bronze | Fredrik Solberg | Swimming | Men's 50 metre freestyle S9 | 2 September

Medals by sport  | Sport  |  |  |  | Total

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Table tennis | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3
Athletics | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1
Rowing | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1
Badminton | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
Swimming | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
Total  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 7

Medals by day  Day  | Date  |  |  |  | Total

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1  | 29 August | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
2  | 30 August | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
3  | 31 August | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
4  | 1 September | 0  | 2  | 0  | 2
5  | 2 September | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2
6  | 3 September | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
7  | 4 September | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
8  | 5 September | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
9  | 6 September | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
10  | 7 September | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1
11  | 8 September | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Total  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 7

Medals by gender  Gender  |  |  |  | Total

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Male  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3
Female  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 4
Total  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 7

## Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1
Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1
Cycling | 1 | 1 | 2
Equestrian | TBD | TBD | 4
Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1
Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1
Table tennis | 1 | 2 | 3
Total | 4 | 5 | 13

## Athletics

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Norwegian track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* DQ = Disqualified
* PR = Paralympic Record
* AR = Area (or continental) Record
* NR = National Record
* SB = Season's Best
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men's track
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Salum Ageze Kashafali | 100 m T13 | 10.47  | 2  | 10.57  |
Vegard Sverd | 11.20  | 9  | Did not advance

Men's field
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Vegard Sverd | Long jump T13 | NM  | \-

Women's field
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Ida Yessica Nesse | Discus throw F64 | 32.73  | 9

## Badminton

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Main articles: Badminton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Badminton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Norway has qualified one para badminton player for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.

Athlete  | Event  | Group Stage  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Helle Sofie Sagøy | Women's singles SL4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## Cycling

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Main articles: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Norway entered two para-cyclists (one in each gender) after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[1]

## Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Norway entered a full squad of four para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition, as one of the top two teams, not yet qualified, through final world para dressage rankings.

Individual
Athlete  | Horse  | Event  | Total

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Score  | Rank
Christina Marcussen | Zorro Hoejris  | Individual championship test grade V |  |
Individual freestyle test grade V |  |
Anita Hennie Johnnsen | Lindegaard Lucky  | Individual championship test grade IV |  |
Individual freestyle test grade IV |  |
Kirsten Kristine Vik | Bonfire  | Individual championship test grade V |  |
Individual freestyle test grade V |  |
Jens Lasse Dokkan | Aladdin  | Individual championship test grade I |  |
Individual freestyle test grade I |  |

Team
Athlete  | Horse  | Event  | Individual score  | Total

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TT | Score  | Rank
Christina Marcussen | See above | Team |  |  |
Anita Hennie Johnnsen |
Kirsten Kristine Vik |
Jens Lasse Dokkan |

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Norwegian rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.

Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Repechage  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Birgit Skarstein | PR1 women's single sculls | 10:13.55  | 2 R | 10:40.46  | 1 FA |  |

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

## Swimming

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Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Norway secured one quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines.

Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Fredrik Solberg | Men's 50 m freestyle S9 | 25.26  | 2  | 25.33  |

## Table tennis

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Main articles: Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Norway secure three singles spot for the Paralympic games. Aida Dahlen qualified for the games by virtue of her gold medal results, through the 2023 European Para Championships held in Sheffield, Great Britain;[2] meanwhile the other athletes qualified for the games through the allocations of ITTF final world ranking.

Athlete  | Event  | Group Stage  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Tommy Urhaug | Men's individual C5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nora Korneliussen | Women's individual C7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aida Dahlen | Women's individual C8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aida Husic Dahl
Merethe Tveiten | Women's doubles WD14 |  Elsayed /
Hammad (EGY)
W 3–0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## See also

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* Norway at the 2024 Summer Olympics
* Norway at the Paralympics

## References

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1. ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
2. ^ "21 men and women qualify for 2024 Paralympics with victories in European Para Table Tennis Championship". European Table Tennis Union. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

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